Typhoon Tracy Stakes
Group 3 race | |
Location | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 2011 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Simpson Construction (2016) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three years old fillies |
Weight | Set Weights with penalties |
Purse | $150,000 (2016) |
The Typhoon Tracy Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three years old fillies, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia late February.[1] Prize money is A$150,000.
Race history
The race is run on a Friday night under lights since inception.
Race name
The race is named after 2009–2010 Australian Racehorse of the Year Typhoon Tracy after winning Myer Classic, C F Orr Stakes, Futurity Stakes and Queen Of The Turf Stakes during the season.[2] The mare died while giving birth to her first foal at Vinery Stud in the NSW Hunter Valley in 2012.
Race grade
- 2011–2013 - Listed Race
- 2014 onwards - Group 3
The winners
See also
References
- ↑ "Winners and Past Results for the Typhoon Tracy Stakes". Pro Group Racing Australia. 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Horse of the Year Typhoon Tracy dies". ninemsn Pty. Ltd. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "2016 Result – Simpson Constr. Typhoon Tracy (held 26 February 2016)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ↑ "2015 Result – Simpson Construction Typhoon Tracy Stakes (held 27 February 2015)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "2014 Result – Simpson Construction Typhoon Tracy Stakes (held 21 February 2014)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "2013 Result – Simpson Construction Typhoon Tracy Stakes (held 22 February 2013)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "2012 Result – Typhoon Tracy Stakes (held 24 February 2012)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "2011 Result – Typhoon Tracy Stakes (held 25 February 2011)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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